pt. 1. Political oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War -- pt. 2. Political oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton
v. 1. Political oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War -- Argument against writs of assistance / James Otis -- Oration on the Boston Massacre / John Hancock -- Speech in the Virginia Convention / Patrick Henry -- Speech to officers of the Continental Army / George Washington -- Speech at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention / Benjamin Franklin -- Speech in Virginia Ratifying Convention / Patrick Henry -- First inaugural address / George Washington -- Reply to President Washington / Red Jacket -- Eulogy on George Washington / Henry Lee -- First inaugural address / Thomas Jefferson -- Remarks on the repeal of the Judiciary Act / Alexander Hamilton -- Speech in Congress against non-importation / John Randolph -- Speech in Congress on the War of 1812 / Henry Clay -- Address at the laying of the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill monument / Daniel Webster -- Eulogy on John Adams and Thomas Jefferson / William Wirt -- Fourth of July address / Frances Wright -- First inaugural address / Andrew Jackson -- Second reply to Hayne / Daniel Webster -- Second inaugural address / Andrew Jackson -- Address to the General Trades' Union / Ely Moore -- Speech in the Senate on expunging the censure of President Jackson / Thomas Hart Benton -- Speech in the Senate on antislavery petitions / John C. Calhoun -- The murder of Lovejoy / Wendell Phillips -- Antislavery speech at Pennsylvania Hall / Angelina GrimkeĢ Weld -- Address to the slaves of the United States of America / Henry Highland Garnet -- Speech in Congress on the War with Mexico / Abraham Lincoln -- Address to Woman's Rights Convention / Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- The political destination of America and the signs of the times / Theodore Parker -- Speech in the Senate on compromise resolutions / Henry Clay -- Speech in the Senate on compromise resolutions / John C. Calhoun -- Speech in the Senate on compromise resolutions / Daniel Webster -- Speech to Woman's Rights Convention / Sojourner Truth -- What to the slave is the 4th of July? / Frederick Douglass -- The crime against Kansas / Charles Sumner -- "House divided" speech / Abraham Lincoln -- The irrepressible conflict / William Seward -- True Americanism / Carl Schurz -- Speech to the court / John Brown -- Address at Cooper Institute / Abraham Lincoln -- Farewell address in the senate / Jefferson Davis -- Speech at Independence Hall / Abraham Lincoln -- First inaugural address / Abraham Lincoln -- "Corner-stone" speech / Alexander Stephens -- Address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania / Abraham Lincoln -- Second inaugural address / Abraham Lincoln --
v. 2. Political oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton -- Speech on reconstruction / Abraham Lincoln -- Speech in Congress on reconstruction / Thaddeus Stevens -- Speech at meeting commemorating Emancipation / Sojourner Truth -- Is it a crime for a citizen of the United States to vote? / Susan B. Anthony -- Speech in Congress on the Civil Rights Bill / Robert Brown Elliott -- Speech in Congress on the Civil Rights Bill / Benjamin F. Butler -- Oration in memory of Abraham Lincoln / Frederick Douglass -- Speech nominating James G. Blaine / Robert G. Ingersoll -- Reply to General Howard / Chief Joseph -- Memorial Day address / Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -- Address at the dedication of the Statue of Liberty / Grover Cleveland -- The solitude of self / Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- Lynch law in all its phases / Ida B. Wells -- Labor Day address / John Peter Altgeld -- Address at the Atlanta Exposition / Booker T. Washington -- Speech to the Democratic National Convention / William Jennings Bryan -- The strenuous life / Theodore Roosevelt -- The policy of imperialism / Carl Schurz -- The man with the muck-rake / Theodore Roosevelt -- What it means to be colored in the Capital of the United States / Mary Church Terrell -- The new nationalism / Theodore Roosevelt -- Speech at prayer meeting / John Jay Chapman -- First inaugural address / Woodrow Wilson -- Address to Congress on war with Germany / Woodrow Wilson -- Speech in the Senate on free speech in wartime / Robert M. La Follette, Sr. -- Address fo Woman Suffrage Convention / Carrie Chapman Catt -- Speech to the court / Eugene V. Debs -- Address to the Senate on the League of Nations / Woodrow Wilson -- Speech in the Senate on the League of Nations / Henry Cabot Lodge -- "Rugged individualism" speech / Herbert Hoover -- Speech to the Democratic National Convention / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Speech to the Commonwealth Club / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- First inaugural address / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Every man a king / Huey Long -- Speech to the Democratic National Convention / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Second inaugural address / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- "Arsenal of democracy" fireside chat / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Eighth annual address to Congress / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Address to Congress on war with Japan / Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Speech to Third Army troops / George S. Patton -- Address to the Allied Expeditionary Forces / Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Statement on the atomic bomb / Harry S. Truman -- Speech to Los Alamos scientists / J. Robert Oppenheimer -- Speech at Harvard University / George C. Marshall -- Speech to the Democratic National Convention / Hubert H. Humphrey -- Speech to the Democratic National Convention / Harry S. Truman -- Declaration of conscience / Margaret Chase Smith -- Nobel Prize address / William Faulkner -- Address to Congress/ Douglas MacArthur -- "Checkers" speech / Richard M. Nixon -- Speech to the Montgomery Improvement Association / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Second inaugural address / Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association / John F. Kennedy -- Farewell address / Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Inaugural address / John F. Kennedy -- Address at American University / John F. Kennedy -- Address to the nation on civil rights / John F. Kennedy -- Speech in the Rudolph Wilde Platz / John F. Kennedy -- Address at the March on Washington / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- The crisis in women's identity / Betty Friedan -- The ballot or the bullet / Malcolm X -- Speech to the Republican National Convention / Barry Goldwater -- Speech on behalf of Barry Goldwater / Ronald Reagan -- Speech in Sproul Plaza / Mario Savio -- Nobel Prize address / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Address to Congress on voting rights / Lyndon B. Johnson -- Address at Howard University / Lyndon B. Johnson -- Address at the University of Cape Town / Robert F. Kennedy -- Speech on the Vietnam War / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Sermon at National Cathedral / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Speech at Mason Temple / Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Remarks on the assassination of Martin Luther King / Robert F. Kennedy -- Statement to the House Judiciary Committee / Barbara Jordan -- Remarks on leaving the White House / Richard M. Nixon -- Address to the nation on energy policy / Jimmy Carter -- Speech to the Democratic National Convention / Edward M. Kennedy -- Address to members of Parliament / Ronald Reagan -- Address at Pointe-du-Hoc / Ronald Reagan -- Speech to the Democratic National Convention / Jesse Jackson -- Address to the nation on the Challenger disaster / Ronald Reagan -- Speech at the Brandenburg Gate / Ronald Reagan -- Speech at Mason Temple / William J. Clinton -- Speech at Central High School / William J. Clinton
